# Accident 19910618022469A: Cessna 172RG, Hawley, MN, June 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1991, 21:25 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Airport: Hawley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8707° N, 96.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8707&lon=-96.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9431D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9431D-1999-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,692 total, 82 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT STRIKING A FENCE. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA196), Jun 19, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9431D), Hawley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INATTENTIVENESS OF BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, AND FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED…

## Other reports on N9431D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960606012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012979A), Jun 6, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9431D), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft had nose high attitude on takeoff, bounced, struck power lines, landed in a field gear down.
- [Incident 19950425019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425019439I), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9431D), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Unable extend nose gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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